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University of Malaya, Malaysia

The University of
Malaya (UM; Malay: Universiti Malaya) is
a public research university located in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest
and the most prestigious university in
Malaysia. The university's name was
abbreviated as Malaya during the
pre-independence period.
University of Malaya has its roots in
Singapore with the establishment of King
Edward VII College of Medicine on 28
September 1905. University Malaya was
established on 1949 October in Singapore
with the merger of the King Edward VII
College of Medicine and Raffles College
(founded 1929). The growth of the
University was very rapid during the
first decade of its foundation and this
resulted in the setting up of two
autonomous Divisions on 15 January 1959,
one located in Singapore and the other
in Kuala Lumpur. In 1960, the government
of the two indicated that the two
divisions of the University of Malaya
should become autonomous separate
national universities, one located in
Singapore (later becoming the National
University of Singapore) and the other
in Kuala Lumpur (retaining the name
University of Malaya). Legislation was
passed in 1961 and the University of
Malaya was established on 1 January
1962.